Politeness is a desire to be treated politely, and to be esteemed polite oneself. Votes: 5
Francois de La RochefoucauldPoliteness induces morality. Serenity of manners requires serenity of mind. Votes: 4
Julia Ward HowePoliteness of mind consists in thinking chaste and refined thoughts. Votes: 3
Francois de La RochefoucauldPoliteness is better than logic. You can often persuade when you cannot convince. Votes: 3
Josh BillingsPoliteness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and getting dollars back. Votes: 3
Thomas SowellOne of the greatest victories you can gain over someone is to beat him at politeness. Votes: 3
Josh BillingsBe polite; write diplomatically; even in a declaration of war one observes the rules of politeness. Votes: 3
Otto von BismarckCeremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same. Votes: 2
Oliver GoldsmithThere is no accomplishment so easy to acquire as politeness and none more profitable. Votes: 2
George Bernard ShawIt is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship. Votes: 2
Sidonie Gabrielle ColetteArt requires neither complaisance nor politeness; nothing but faith, faith and freedom. Votes: 1
Gustave FlaubertMy father believed in toughness, honesty, politeness and being on time. All very important lessons. Votes: 1
Roger MooreThe chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness. Votes: 1
Marguerite GardinerThere is a politeness of the heart; this is closely allied to love. Votes: 0
Johann Wolfgang von GoetheThe true effect of genuine politeness seems to be rather ease than pleasure. Votes: 0
Samuel JohnsonWhen suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel' Votes: 0
Ronald A. KnoxWhen suave politeness, tempering bigot zeal, corrected 'I believe' to 'one does feel'. Votes: 0
Ronald KnoxThe only option is politeness-remember always that you are dealing with other primates. Votes: 0
Paul FordAs charity covers a multitude of sins before God, so does politeness before men. Votes: 0
Sir Fulke GrevilleACCEPT PRAISE FOR ITS WORTH - POLITENESS. BE BRUTALLY FRANK WITH YOURSELF. IT'S SAFER. Votes: 0
Nellie Blysuch is the effect of true politeness, that it banishes all restraint and embarassment. Votes: 0
Fanny BurneyChristian piety annihilates the egoism of the heart; worldly politeness veils and represses it. Votes: 0
Blaise PascalHope, politeness, the blowing of a nose, the squeak of a boot, all produce "boum. Votes: 0
E. M. ForsterE-mail has some magical ability to turn off the politeness gene in a human being. Votes: 0
Jeff BezosAbility does catches my attention, but its a politeness in the person that I remember. Votes: 0
Amit KalantriThe sight of the bare katana inspires everyone to a practically Nipponese level of politeness Votes: 0
Neal StephensonThey [the English] have a special word, "civil," for what is elsewhere merely ordinary politeness. Votes: 0
Edmund WilsonIn nothing do we fail more, as a Mission, than in lack of tact and politeness. Votes: 0
Hudson TaylorThe chief prerequisite for a escort is to have a flexible conscience and an inflexible politeness. Votes: 0
Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of BlessingtonThere is a time for politeness and there is a time when you are obliged to be rude, Votes: 0
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